Highrise buildings might dominate the skyline of Honolulu but it's the warm sea and sandy beaches that are the real draw to this pleasant city, the Hawaiian Islands' capital.
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Just down Kohalas Lava coast the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel is
the kind of place families return to year after year.
Children of long-time guests bring their children wanting
the same room the same art on the wall the same smiling
staff. They may admit sheepishly that once in a while
they try someplace else but for them nothing else quite
measures up.
And small wonder. This is the elegant world-class hotel
that Laurance Rockefeller built over 30 years ago as the
ultimate family retreat. Today the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel
has been restored to its original splendor and continues
to attract sophisticated clientele the world over.
The world-renowned Mauna Kea Beach Hotel is located on
beautiful Kauna oa Bay considered by many to be the
islands single most picturesque beach. Crescent-shaped
with pure white sands and shimmering aqua waters it is
perfect for water sports including swimming snorkeling
scuba diving sailing kayaking catamaran riding whale
watching and deep-sea fishing. Even at night guests step
onto a circular lava outcropping overlooking the Bay to
watch the manta rays swim beneath.
Designed by Robert Trent Jones SR. the Mauna Kea golf
Course remains the standard by which all other island
courses are judged. Eighteen holes of play sport
panoramic ocean vistas prompting Golf Digest to proclaim
it the /number one golf course in Hawaii./ One of the
courses most dramatic features is the famous Third Hole
where surging Pacific inlet waters race to meet the rocky
shoreline creating one of the most photographed
landscapes in golf today.
In 1997 the U.S. Golf Association named Hapuna /The
Course of the Future./ This Arnold Palmer/Ed Seay-designed
18-hole championship course is a links-style course
featuring spectacular views of the Kohala Coast and
Pacific with snow-capped Mauna Kea volcano as a backdrop.
A testament to earlier times when his world-class resort
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Map + Directions
Basic Directions
From Keahole Kona Airport
When exiting the airport turn left at the stoplight on
Queen Kaahumanu highway. The drive takes you past lava
fields where tourists have written their names on the side
of the road with little white stones. You will pass the
resort areas of Hualalai Waikoloa and Mauna Lani. Just
past the Hapuna Beach State Park you will find the Mauna
Kea Resort entrance on the left.
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